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What Is Holocaust Memorial Day? 2025

Cindy Dawson

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January 27, 2025, is Holocaust Memorial Day. It marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration camp complex.

The Holocaust was the attempt by the Nazis and their collaborators to destroy all Jewish people in Europe. It took place across 22 different countries with the active participation of some of the citizens of those countries. Building upon centuries of antisemitism (anti-Jewish hatred), persecution of Jewish people began as soon as the Nazis came to power in Germany in 1933. Classification, dividing people into ‘us’ and ‘them’ followed with the Nuremberg laws which discriminated against Jews, stripping them of their German citizenship. They were forced to wear yellow stars, a visual manifestation of the hatred which escalated to dehumanisation, polarisation, persecution. Ultimately it led to the extermination of 6 million Jewish people.

Today, antisemitism (anti-Jewish hatred) has increased significantly in the UK and globally following the vicious and barbaric attacks on Israel by the terrorist group Hamas. (from The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust)

We must never forget!

The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom is a book every Christian must read.

Corrie ten Boom was the first licensed female watchmaker in the Netherlands who became a heroine of the Resistance, a survivor of Hitler’s concentration camps, and one of the most remarkable ministers of hope in the twentieth century.

In World War II she and her family risked their lives to help Jews and underground workers escape from the Nazis. In 1944 their lives were forever altered when they were betrayed, arrested, and thrown into the infamous Nazi death camps. Only Corrie among her family survived.

This is her incredible true story–and ultimately the story of how faith, hope, and forgiveness triumphed over unthinkable evil.

The Hiding Place movie trailer

In His Love, Cindy

Do you want to know more about Jesus? See my page Who Is Jesus?

“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you.”

Psalm 122:6

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16 thoughts on “What Is Holocaust Memorial Day? 2025”

  1. Once heard, the survival of the Jewish people is the biggest witness there is a God of the universe. The enemy of our souls has tried to wipe out the work of God through them from the beginning. Pray for the peace in Israel.

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  2. One of the most amazing miracles in Corrie’s story happened after her release…when she was confronted by one of her persecutors who asked for her forgiveness. I just looked that story up again and found it here: https://guideposts.org/positive-living/guideposts-classics-corrie-ten-boom-forgiveness/ Makes me cry every time I read it and convicts me of my shortage of forgiveness. Thanks for sharing about Holocaust Memorial Day and reminding me of Corrie’s faith and courage!

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  3. I just finished reading a fictional account of that era (based on true events) by Lynn Austin. She is a good Christian writer, and I believe this is her strongest portrayal of Christian doctrine. The book is Long Way Home.

    And I think my next book must be a re-reading of The Hiding Place. 🙂

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    1. I love Lynn Austin’s books! I have read 29 of them, including Long Way Home. I am currently re-reading Wings of Refuge.
      If you don’t know already, all her books are available on Kindle Unlimited. Blessings, Kathy! 📚

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